Holdback for vehicles



. (No Model.)

J. H. ORMSBY. HOLDBAGK FUR VEHICLES.

No. 427,894. Patented May 13, 1890.

Wnasses liven/Z07 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. ORMSBY, OF BOLTON LANDING, NEXV YORK.

HOLDBACK FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATTON forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,894, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed October 14:, 1889. erial No. 327,030. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. ORMsBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bolton Landing, in the county of WVarren and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful "Improvements in Holdbacksfor Vehicles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invent-ion has relation to improvements in devices for attaching thebreechin g or strap connected thereto with the thills of a vehicle; andit consists in the construction, novel combination, and adaptation ofparts, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of aportion of a thill with my improved device attached thereto, the sidestrap and breeching being shown in their relative position. Fig. 2 is atransverse section of the thill and holdback, and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of my improved device removed from the thill.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A indicates a thill of theordinary construction.

B indicates my improved holdback or breeching-attaching device. Thisholdback B, which is formed from a single piece of metal, is provided atone end with a laterallyelongated portion a, arranged at substantially aright angle to the remaining portion, and having screwopenings for thepassage of screws to secure the device to the thill, and the portiondesigned to receive and hold the ln'eeching-strap is reduced, as shown,to form a tongue I). The tongue portion 19 is then bent upon the lateralportion a and curved upwardly and inwardly, as shown, adapting it tocurve around the periphery of the thill a sufficient distance therefromto allow of the reception of the breeching-strap, which seats itself inthe loop portion formed by turning the holdback upon itself, and thusbrings the strain to bear upon the portion best calculated to withstandthe strain, the danger of casual unfastening of the breeching-strapbeing thoroughly obviated by the peculiar construction of the holdbackwhen in position. Having described my invention, what I claim is-' 1. Asan improved article of manufacture, a holdback for vehicle-thills formedfrom a single piece of metal, the securing portion of which is elongatedand extended laterally, and having the tongue portion bent upon thelateral portion and then curved upwardly and inwardly over the lateralportion, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a vehicle-thill, of a holdback secured to theunder side thereof, said holdback being formed from a single piece ofmetal, and having its securing portion elongated and extended laterally,and having the tongue portion bent upon the lateral portion and thencurved upwardly and inwardly around the outer and top portions of thethill, substantially as described.

JOHN H. ORMSBY.

Witnesses:

S. M. PRATT,

E. M. PRATT.

